Fred R.
Burrington, age 60, of the town of Butler, rural Thorp, died at his
home on Wednesday, April 2, 2008.

Funeral services
will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 8, 2008, at Faith
Evangelical Free Church in Stanley. Pastor Craig Lindgren will
officiate, and burial will follow in the town of Butler Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Dan Burrington, Joe Komanec, George Komanec,
Tim Jones, Steve Jones and William "Billy" Timm.

Friends may call
from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 7, at Thorp Funeral Home and at the
church on Tuesday one hour prior to the service.

Fred Robert
Burrington was born on June 1, 1947, in East Grand Forks, Minn., to
Pirl and Helen (Morgan) Burrington. He received his elementary
education at River Heights School, and graduated form East Grand
Forks High School in 1965. After high school, Fred attended
Chippewa Valley Technical College. He was united in marriage to
Marylou Rowell on Feb. 2, 1974, in Grand Rapids, Minn. They moved
to the town of Butler, rural Thorp, in 1980. Fred worked as a heavy
equipment operator at Bergman Blacktop, Allied Blacktop and 18
years with Mathy Construction in Onalaska - the last 12 years as a
paver operator and running the hot and cold roller. While at Mathy,
Fred built a legacy of true friends. He was a member of the
Operating Engineers Local 139 for 35 years. Fred was a devoted
Christian and had many interests - especially spending time with
family and friends, NASCAR, Packers football, hunting, fishing, ice
fishing and traveling.

He will be sadly
missed by his wife of 34 years, Marylou of rural Thorp; two sons,
Robert (Sheri) Burrington of Marshfield and Chad (Nicole) Burring
ton of Fort Drum, N.Y.; four grandchildren, David and Nathan
Rasmussen, Leland Burrington and Marie Field; one son-in-law,
Nathan Field of Eau Claire; one sister, Jean (Ralph) McIntyre of
Elk Mound; two brothers-in-law, Dewayne Parent of Thorp; and
special brother-in-law and friend, Clarence Rowell of Eau Claire;
his dear nephew, Dan Burrington of rural Thorp; and one
sister-in-law, a Beverly Burrington of Colfax.

He was preceded in
death by his parents; his special daughter, RaeLynn Burrington; one
brother, Rueben Burrington; and three sisters, Marjorie Burrington,
Betty Burrington and Jeanette Parent.

In lieu of
flowers, a memorial fund will be set up in Fred's name for his
grandchildren.